Commending Afghan women for their participation in Afghan government and civil society, encouraging the inclusion of Afghan women in the political and economic life of Afghanistan, and advocating the protection of the human rights of all Afghans, particularly women, in the Afghanistan Constitution.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 393 Engrossed in House (EH)]

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

November 19, 2003.
Whereas the women of Afghanistan suffered horrible tragedies under the Taliban
regime;
Whereas the Afghan people have rejected the Taliban and are in the process of
building a free and democratic republic and repairing the damage
inflicted upon Afghan society by the Taliban;
Whereas those efforts have improved the daily lives of Afghan women, children,
and refugees;
Whereas more Afghan girls are attending school than ever before in the history
of Afghanistan and, in addition, many millions more adult women are
either returning to school to make up for the time they were not allowed
to attend school during the Taliban regime or taking vocational training
classes to prepare for the job market;
Whereas women in Afghanistan now are able to work outside the home and hold
positions in all levels of government and in private sector
organizations, as they did before the Taliban regime;
Whereas the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the writing of the Afghanistan
Constitution provide a unique opportunity to continue this success and
to affirm women's human rights under the law;
Whereas, in order for women to fully participate in Afghan society, they must
have the right to vote, the right to run for office, equality of
opportunity, and access to health care, education, and employment;
Whereas women's human rights must be guaranteed in the Afghanistan Constitution;
and
Whereas the United States, through its diplomatic activities, is actively
involved in encouraging the full inclusion and participation of Afghan
women in the political and economic life of their country, and must
continue to do so throughout the reconstruction process: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) commends the participation of Afghan women in Afghanistan's
government and civil society;
(2) proclaims its ongoing commitment to encouraging the full
inclusion of women, and indeed all members of Afghan society, in the
political and economic life of their country; and
(3) advocates the protection of the human rights of all Afghans,
particularly women, in the Afghanistan Constitution.
Attest:

Clerk.